Dana Holding has reached a settlement with Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North Americafor warranty claims related to frames (chassis) produced by the company’s former structural products business.

Under terms of the agreement, Dana will make a one-time payment of US$25m to Toyota in connection with corrosion on frames produced for some Tacoma pickup trucks that were subject to a customer support programme initiated by Toyota in 2008.  The payment will result in a $25 million charge to Dana’s fourth-quarter 2010 earnings.

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Dana substantially divested its structural products business, including the plants that manufactured the Tacoma frames, in March 2010.

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